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Security researchers just traced Uiwix, a ransomware which is very similar to WannaCry but more dangerous than it

image credit Now-a-days, the word "WannaCry" is very familiar to all of us. This ransomware exploited the vulnerabilities in  Microsoft’s Windows operating system (except Windows 10) to hack more than 75,000 computers in more than 150 countries & counting last Friday. Microsoft has recently released the security patches for all versions of Winows including XP to prevent this ransomware. Also numerous security researchers are continuously working to develop a permanent solution. Although a temporary solution called "WannaCry KillSwitch" is already discovered by a british security researcher Marcus Hutchins. He slows down the spreads of WannaCry by registering a domain name "wannacry". Heimdal Security, a cyber security software company has recently reported that another ransomware called Uiwix, has emerged, which is exploiting the vulnerabilities found in Windows SMB v1 and SMB v2. Wannacry is doing in the same method to spread. Is Uiwix simi...

WARNING : You may face critical cyber attacks while updating your Windows

image credit In this week a research group of Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection system, recognized a few attacks being carried out against a software update system whose name has not been revealed.  However, it is confirmed that the compromised software is a well-known editing application. And the vendor of this software also experienced attacks. The research team said that after successfully compromised  the software update system, the attackers were able to  gain remote access to targeted computers with which they executed malwares in the system.  How was the attack carried out ? This Microsoft's researcher team stated that the attackers utilized PowerShell scripts consolidated with the Meterpreter reverse shell, which allowed them to silently invade the target and without letting users know that his or her system was being hacked. Likewise, similar methods have been utilized previously to to carry out some high-profile attacks. Altair Tec...

I just share this amazing video from youtube : Windows Holographic Shell Demo (windows)

Today, I just share a youtube video named "Windows Holographic Shell Demo" which is uploaded by "Windows". In the next year 2017 it'll be available.   Terry Myerson  confirmed it. He wrote on the official blog of Microsoft Windows.  In his blog he wrote "Microsoft has reported recently that it's to bring its 'Holographic Shell' to Windows OS all around by 2017 by providing "one platform for virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality."  Here is the full blog  LINK. Tags : Technology, Video, Youtube, Windows, Software,  This Post Was Published On My Steemit Blog . Please, navigate to steemit and cast a free upvote to help me if you like my post. First Time heard about Steemit ? Click Here To Know Everything About Steemit  $3 Donation [Fixed] Donate $Any Amount
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